Beloved, high-profile and quietly influential: Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha has died at 47 after spending years in a severe medical state that shocked the nation and raised questions about the monarchy’s future. Read on to discover the full story!
The princess fell unconscious while training dogs in December 2022 and was hospitalized. Officials later cited a mycoplasma infection and, over subsequent reports, described severe bloodstream infection, reliance on medical devices for lung and kidney support, and unstable vital signs before her death on June 11 in a Bangkok hospital.